University Attended:
University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., 1970
Law School Attended:
Southwestern University, J.D., cum laude, 1975
Year of First Admission:
1975
Admission:
1975, California; 1976, Hawaii; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Memberships:
State Bar of California; Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections on Tort and Insurance Practice, Litigation) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association.
Military:
With U.S. Army, 1970-1972
Birth Information:
Los Angeles, California, May 12, 1948
Reported Cases:
Stallworth v. Boren, Hawaii, P.3d. 2002 WL 1902874 (No. 23515, Aug. 20, 2002); Omari v. Jowa Hawaii Co., Ltd., 91 Hawaii 157, 981 P.2d 714 (App. 1999), cert. granted, 91 Hawaii 146, 981 P.2d 703 (1999); Garcia v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, 90 Hawaii 425, 978 P.2d 863 (1999); Abrams v. Cades, Schutte, Fleming & Wright, 88 Hawaii 319, 966 P.2d 631 (1998); Torres v. Northwest Engineering Co., 86 Hawaii 383, 949 P.2d 1004 (App. 1997); Hum v. Dericks, 162 F.R.D. 628 (D.Haw.1995); Christiansen vs. Big Island Fish Connection, Inc., 885 F.Supp. 207, 1995 A.M.C.669 (D. Haw. 1994); Swink vs. Cooper, 77 Haw. 209, 881 P.2d 1277 (Haw.App. 1994); Sentinel Ins. Co., Ltd. vs. First Ins. Co. of Hawaii, Ltd., 76 Haw. 277, 875 P.2d 894 (Haw. 1994); Hawaiian Holiday Macadamia Nut Co., Inc. vs. Industrial Indem. Co., 76 Haw. 166, 872 P.2d 230 (Haw. 1994); Nakamura vs. Industrial Ins. Co. of Hawaii, Ltd., 794 F.Supp. 1012 (D. Haw. 1992); Myers vs. South Seas Corp., 10 Haw.App. 331, 87 P.2d 1235 (Haw.App. 1992); Smith vs. Cutter Biological, Inc., 72 Haw. 416, 823 P.2d 717, 60 USLW 2399 (Haw. 1991); Yates vs. Fireman's Fund Ins. Cos., 6 Haw.App. 574, 733 P.2d 1219 (Haw.App. 1987); Wolsk vs. State, 68 Haw. 299, 711 P.2d 1300, 59 A.L.R. 4th 1229 (Haw. 1986).
